Start with the word “distribute” meaning to pass equally. Now distributive property means to distribute equally. For example 2(4x+5) you wanna distribute the 2 amount the parentheses so that it’s”distributed evenly. 2(4x+5) is now 8x+10

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Percy solved the equation x2 7x 12 = 12. his work is shown below. is percy correct? explain. 1. (x 3)(x 4) = 12 2. x 3 = 12 or x

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Percy solved the equation by expanding the expression on the left-hand side, and this is incorrect

<h3>How to determine the true solution?</h3>

The equation is given as:

x^2 + 7x + 12 = 12

The first step in solving the equation is to equate the equation to 0.

i.e.

x^2 + 7x + 12 - 12 = 0

This given

x^2 + 7x = 0

From the question, Percy solved the equation by expanding the expression on the left-hand side

Hence, Percy's solution is incorrect